tchinne

Walloon

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French chesne, chaisne, chasne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, probably from Gaulish kassanos. Compare French chêne, Norman tchêne, Franco-Provençal châno and Occitan casse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɛ̃n/

Noun

tchinne m (plural tchinnes)

1. oak (tree), oak tree
2. oak (wood)

Derived terms

• tchinne d'Amerike
• tchinne-lidje
• vert tchinne

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French chaene, chaine, inherited from Latin catēna. Compare English chain, French chaîne, Norman chaîne, Occitan cadena and Italian catena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɛ̃n/

Noun

tchinne f (plural tchinnes)

1. a chain

Derived terms

• distchinner
• tchinnete